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Title: Punch
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
Subjects: English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial
Publisher: (London) : (Punch Publications Ltd., etc.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ce aside to groan. Tis Nemesis—dark angel That follows on ill-deeds,And writes her stern evangel In the fate of crowns and creeds—Tis Nemesis, that mouldeth This shadow dense and deep,From the wings that she unfoldeth With long and lingering sweep. Tis Nemesis that speaketh In the thunder of these clouds,—The Nemesis that wreaketh Kings wrongs on guiltless crowds.Tis Nemesis preparing Bloody crop from evil seed,—The Nemesis, neer sparing Ill-doer, or ill-deed. So England naught rejoices, In the view of god-less fight;Has no well-wishing voices, Where none are in the right.Sees not Freedoms angel springing From the blood that shall be shed;Only Nemesis, slow winging Oer her due track, strewn with dead ! Half and Half. It is an old saying that one half the world does not knowhow the other half lives. The Monde, however, by itsfashions and phraseology appears to be quite sufficientlywell informed about the life of the demi-monde. 232 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. (June 2, 1866.
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PLEASANT FOR SIMPKINS! Photographer (to Mr. Simpkins). Keep your Head Steadt, please, Sir, and Look in the Direction of those Youno Ladies.Steadsr now, Sir ! Dont Wink, Sir! Mrs. S..(by a look that Mr. S. quite understood). Just let me See him Wink ! 1 THE KINGS REVENGE. AN IMAGINARY CONVERSATION. The King (throwing down a paper). Bismarck ! Bismarck. I venture to recognise in your Majestys tone the presenceof surprise in your Majestys mind. The King. I should be surprised if you did not. Read that paper. Bism. It was my duty to make myself acquainted with its contentsprior to its coming before my Sovereign. The King. And you handed it to me as coolly as if it had been a petitionfor justice, or any other trumpery trash. Bism. Certain that your Majestys mind would instantly assign it afitting place, I abstained from remark upon it. The King. My mind, Bismarck. Thats all very well. I supposethat my mind is as clear as anybody elses Bism. As any other Kings, even, Sire. The King. But thi

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